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RE: Emergency responders
Well, we were notified, it's just that they got there first, and took the
initiative. Oh, yeah, the local EMA was on scene with their CDV-700's before
I was (we have a few Eberline ASP-1's). To their credit, this same local
fire agency had a wreck involving a courier truck where boxes were scattered
in the intersection, in January of 1999. They performed the necessary
rescues, then contained the scene, and isolated those responders until folks
with better meters and alpha/beta probes could get there. The difference?
They've been through the WIPP training since the first incident.
Bruce Bugg
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In reference to Bruce Bugg's description of a December 1991 incident:=20
Its seems things haven't changed much in nine years. Whoever it is that =
trains Hazmat teams consistently does a poor job explaining the =
regulatory structure in place to deal with radiological incidents. To =
this day, it is still a minor miracle if local responders (in New York =
State) think to notify the cognizant state agencies when they happen =
upon radioactive materials. There seems to be this mind set: "We've =
been trained, we can handle it!"=20
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Clayton Bradt, CHP <raldrich@nysnet.net> phone: 518/457-1202
Assoc. Radiophysicist fax: =
518/485-7406
NYS Dept. of Labor
Radiological Health Unit
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State Office Campus
Albany, NY 12240
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